That his mother taught him — Compare Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 6:20. If we refer the chapter to Israelite authorship, we may remembe…

APPENDIX (b).

The words of king Lemuel...—More probably this should be translated, "The words of Lemuel, king of Massâ". (…

The words of King Lemuel
Not what were spoken by him, but what were spoken to him; or declaring what his mother said…

When children are under their mother's supervision, she has an opportunity to shape their minds correctly. Those who are grown up should often reca…